Go Red For Women

Sugarland Shoppingtown is proud to be connected to the Heart Foundation’s Go Red For Women initiative.

Some facts and figures about heart disease.

• Heart disease is the number one killer of Australian women, killing four times as many women as breast cancer – that’s over 11,000 women who die of heart disease every year in Australia, leaving behind families and loved ones.
• Often there are no ‘tell tale’ symptoms and body shape is not always an indicator.
• The risk factors include the onset of menopause, smoking, physical inactivity,and high cholesterol and blood pressure.

The good news is that heart disease is largely preventable. We want to do our bit to help raise public awareness and encourage women to get talking about this important issue, to make sure they understand their personal risks and the action they need to take to keep themselves safe from this silent killer.

For more information on the Heart Foundation click here.